Animal bed



Aug. 25, 1931 F. L. MILLS ANIMAL BED Filed May 5, 1950 and,therein,

Patented-Aug? 3 7 1,820,284

. rmx'ro Isi ILLs, or CHICAGO; ILLINOIS V ANIMAL BED V Application filed ma 5, 1936. serial No. 449,726.

This invention relates to beds for dogs, cats, serted therein and these portions are conand other animalsyand the salient object is nected to these side and end bars by'suitable to provide a strong and substantial yet sufiiscrews such as 20. It is, therefore, apparent ciently yie'ldable structure to providea comthat a substantially rectangular frame will.

'fortable bed for the animal. I x I I be providedand, by reason of the angular in 55 '1 Other objects of the" invention areto proclination of the portions 15 to which the side vide a bed which will embody aportion which and end bars forming the frame are con- I may be removed to facilitate cleaning therenceted, it is manifest that the inwardly diof 'to provide a bed in which the yieldable rected faces of the frame will be inclinedfrom portion will be held against undue stretching; thenvertical. .An inner frame is provided '60 and to provide a structure which maybe ecoe which includes corner portions 21, 22, '23, and nomically manufactured; I I 24, and these corner portions aresimilar to i A selected embodiment of the invention is the corner portions 8, 9, 10, and 11, with the illustrated in the accompanying drawings exception that the 'dependingbosses 12 are I I omitted. Since these corner portions are all 65 i Fig. l is a perspectiveview of an'animal substantially similar they may be formed bed constructed inaccordancewithmy invenfromthe same pattern, andthis pattern'will tion; II I I I preferably be constructed to embody are- Fig. 2is a bottomplanfview ofthe bed illus} movable'portion which will provide the boss sin tra'te'd inFig. 1; I 12 on the desired ones of the'corner portions. I Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken substan- Side bars and 26 and end bars 27 and 28 I ti u o th lin 3' 3 f Fig. 2; I I areextended between the end portions 15of Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substanthe corner portions 21, 22, 23, and 24. The tially onthe line H'of Fig. '1; i I side bars 25 and 26 are shorter than the side i I 5isa sectional detailview illustrating bars 17 and 18, and the end bars 28 and 29 portions of the inner and outerframes of the are shorter than the end bars 18 and 19, and

bed; I I I I I I this difference in length is sufiicient to permit I Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken substanthe frame provided by the shorter bars to be tially on the line 66 of Fig. 3; and s fitted within 1 the frame "provided by the 5111 Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken substanlonger bars. 'Theside faces of the end bars 80. tially on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5. of'the inner frame are inclined from the ver- I In the drawings, 8, 9, 10 and 11, indicate tical in the same amount as the inclination of I the corner members of the outer frame of my the faces of the bars of the outer frame. It

improved bed. Depending from each of is, therefore, apparent that when the inner I these corner portions is a boss, such as 12, in frame is fitted within the outer frame these which the legs 13 are screw-threadedly inclined faces willcooperate, and when'pres mounted, as illustrated in Fig. 6. At the sure is applieda wedgingactionzwill result. lower ends of the legs 13 I provide resilient The covering of'the bed is indicated by 29 and I pads 14 which provide suitable feet for the is preferably made from canvas or other tex- I bed. Each of the corner portions includes tile material. This covering 29 includes'side 99 sec ions which extend at right angles toeach flaps30 and 31 and end fiaps 32 and33. other, and these sections terminate in reduced These flaps are defined by cutting away the portions indicated by 15. These portions 15 corner portions of the covering 29 and, in Y I preferably have the upper and lower faces this manner, clearance is providedfor the thereof inclined from the horizontal, and corner portions of the inner frame. The I since these portions are rectangular in formaends of theside flaps 30 and 31 arehemmed,

tion' the side faces thereof will be inclined as indicated at '34 and 35, and the ends of the l from the vertical. The side-bars 16 and 17 end flaps 32 and33 are hemmed, as indicated and the end bars 18 and 19have the end porat 36 .and '37. The ends ofthese hems are i 5 tions 15of the respective corner portions inopen. I A rod 38 is passed through thehem a 34 and at the ends of this rod are hook elements. Similar rods 39, 40 and 41 are passed through the hems 35, 36 and 37, respectively. Extended between the hook portions, at adjacent ends of the rods, are springs 42. It is, therefore, apparent that when the covering 29 is fitted over the inner frame and the rods are installed in position with the springs interconnected therebetween the covering will be maintained in taut condition. The inner frame with the covering thereon is disposed in the outer frame. WVhen the animal rests upon the bed pressure will be exerted on the covering 29 and, since this covering is carried by the inner frame, pressure will be exerted on this inner frame. This pressure will be in a downward direction and, therefore, a wedging action between the inclined faces of the inner and outer frames will occur. Since the covering 29 will be disposed between these inclined faces the resulting wedging action will serve to prevent stretching of the covering 29 which would normally expand when pressure was exerted on the covering 29. However, by reason of the wedging action, undue stretching of the covering29 will be Ezevented, and, therefore, this covering will maintained in a relativelytaut condition even though undue stress is exerted on the covering 29. It is apparent that inclined bars will cooperate to prevent the inner frame from passing through the outer frame in a downward direction. However, in order to prevent displacement of the inner frame from the outer frame in an upward direc' ion, some additional means should beprovided. T0 attain this, I connect outwardly extending lugs 43 and 44 to the corner portions 21 and 22. respectively, and when the inner frame is inserted in the outer frame these lugs project below the outer frame. On the corner portions 23 and 24, respectively, I provide alined screws 45 and 46 which screws extend through slots 47 in the slidable lugs 48.

These slidable lugs may be moved inwardly so as not to project beyond the inner frame and when so disposed the inner frame may be arranged in. the outer frame. After the inner frame is arranged in the outer frame these lugs are moved to project below the outer frame and, therefore, displacement of the inner frame is prevented.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my lnvention into effect, it 1s to be understood that this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the purview of the invention as set forth in the following claims:

I claim:

1. An animal bed comprising an outer frame embodying tapered portions, an inner frame embodying cooperatingly tapered inner portions, a section of covering material stretched over said inner frame, means for maintaining said section of covering material in taut condition, sections of said covering material being interposed between the tapered portions of said frames when said inner frame is arranged in said outer frame whereby pressure exerted thereon will cause a wedging action to prevent undue stretching of said section of covering material.

2. An animal bed comprising an outer frame embodying side bars, end bars, and corner portions having inclined walls for interconnecting said side and end bars whereby said bars will be similarly inclined, and an inner frame including side bars, end bars, and corner portions having inclined walls for interconnecting said side and end bars whereby said bars will be similarly inclined, and a section of covering material stretched over said inner frame and directed thereabout whereby portions of said section of material will be interposed between the inclined bars of the inner frame and the inclined bars of the outer frame when said inner frame is arranged in said outer frame.

3. An animal bed comprising an outer frame embodying side bars, end bars, and corner portions having inclined walls for intel-connecting said side and end bars whereby said bars will be similarly inclined, and an inner frame including side bars, end bars, andcorner portions having inclined walls for interconnecting said side and end bars whereby said bars will be similarly inclined, a section of covering material stretched over said inner frame and directed thereabout whereby portions of said section of material will be interposed between the inclined bars of the inner frame and the inclined bars of the outer frame when said inner frame is arranged in said outer frame, and means for retaining said inner frame in said outer frame.

FRANK LOUIS MILLS. 

